The Byrds

One of the greatest debuts in the history of rock, Mr. Tambourine Man was nothing less than a significant step in the evolution of rock & roll itself, demonstrating that intelligent lyrical content could be wedded to compelling electric guitar riffs and a solid backbeat. It was also the album that was most responsible for establishing folk-rock as a popular phenomenon, its most alluring traits being Roger McGuinn's immediately distinctive 12-string Rickenbacker jangle and the band's beautiful harmonies. The material was uniformly strong, whether they were interpreting Bob Dylan (on the title cut and three other songs, including the hit single "All I Really Want to Do"), Pete Seeger ("The Bells of Rhymney"), or Jackie DeShannon ("Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe")…

One of the greatest debuts in the history of rock, Mr. Tambourine Man was nothing less than a significant step in the evolution of rock & roll itself, demonstrating that intelligent lyrical content could be wedded to compelling electric guitar riffs and a solid backbeat. It was also the album that was most responsible for establishing folk-rock as a popular phenomenon, its most alluring traits being Roger McGuinn's immediately distinctive 12-string Rickenbacker jangle and the band's beautiful harmonies. The material was uniformly strong, whether they were interpreting Bob Dylan (on the title cut and three other songs, including the hit single "All I Really Want to Do"), Pete Seeger ("The Bells of Rhymney"), or Jackie DeShannon ("Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe")…

Younger Than Yesterday is the fourth album from the folk-rock group The Byrds, released in February 1967 on Columbia Records, catalogue item CL 2642 in mono, CS 9442 in stereo. It peaked at #24 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart during a stay of 24 weeks, and made it to #37 in the United Kingdom. As per previous history, the band released a lead single ahead of the album, "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" on January 9, its highest chart position being #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two additional singles were taken from the album, "My Back Pages" and "Have You Seen Her Face," making it to #30 and #74 respectively, "My Back Pages" the final time the band broke the Top 40 in the United States.

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